Concentrating lamp-shade.



C. H. TOWNSEND.

CONCBNTRATING LAMP SHADE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 26. 1914.

1,104,330. Pat nted July 21, 1914,

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Patented July 21, 1914.

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-. 2P; 1%. smgnz. T 425 J 13 a r it 'ent front through which the lightBe it Known throw,

SEND, a. citizen kbbints em I: a lamp, and 2 is a rei to the fixed rimof the lamp by bolts,

lamps a i hinge; ebme shown T he reflector and bracket ing at iE-erkele}g hood, whe is preferably made of 5 and fitete of C i we ii'ii'entedi Za .rral. term at the front, as at 3, and useful l znpro err eentra. havea semi-cylindrical rim, as at 4. Lazup-8hades, if ah I suitablysupported by a bracket specification. g e-surrounded posts 6 which passMy inven" iaiproveiew i 7 bracket; the sleeves serving to 1a which areintent fer us i 5 i l where between the bracket and the l'gflegtj nglamps) 5 those of loeo': ei at the reflector, and the posts passing ties, amomobiles and throi said rim and being secured by nuts generallyWhere pew g or equivalent fastenings. The rear portion in one directionby n f F the bracket has one portion of a hinge, 15 in We at 7, theremaining portion being so to re ade tnrnahle about the hinge and M; ishe may be dropped down position, in which the light out by the reflectorfrom the lower go the an and n g part or the lamp front will bedistributed in It com; 7 i 1 al way along the line of the road 1niel'iti raiei g *3. nt That portion which is thrown upward will bereflected by the interior of the about ev rota roniral, rei'ieetor 2 andwill be thrown downor P311 m l and tor-ward, no rays being allowedoonetruetion to we pe upwardly and be dispersed into whieh will rem-1,in; ref the atmosphere where they would be of no 80 erenee to the a y 11e and would blind the driver or others ap- Which-- pr, ing from theopposite direction. In lordr to open this reflector, if desired, I

1. own an arm 11 fixed to the bracket .ad it may be provided with acord, wire ther athehnient by which the reflector "a W11 iipw-wrdl y atright angles to m vn, thus exposing the Whole 1 r i the lamp, i I ill beunderstood that under certain one and for economy the device may mm 3,shown in Fig. 2, so as to ifil'll'itllilll in position.

t retain the reflector in either we a suflieiently strong 'iensufficient to hold the when it is thrown up- .nt to prevent the refiecvitation when it is mg ieattaehed to an arm ends haclnvardly from thehinge e the lamp rim, and the rear end of A p; mounted upon a roller 10,turn- I X on erank arm, thus allowing, the in the preeent eprin g, thefront end of which is attached to shown the front portion 0, e lamp, r4the reflector, to assume a point below the ing the nsnai or an eniiebiereiiett' eranlzarm and enabling it to pull the reflec- For use i a power F113 V tor into its dropped position, or, when turned upwardly,thepull will be behind the hinge and arm, thus acting to hold thereflet-toropen. By this construction I am enabled to etficiently control thedirection of the light. and to greatly improve its power as well astovshield the eyes of the driver or of other persons meeting the car.

I laring thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a reflecting and like lamp,of a segmental rim concentric with the axis of the lamp, a conicalreflector converging forwardly therefrom, a hinge, one leaf of which isfixed to the top and front of the lamp frame, the other member turnablethereon and extending forwardly, sleeves extending between said memberand the top of the reflector rim, and bolts extending through saidsleeves to se cure the reflector to the hinge.

2. A reflecting lamp of the character described, a semicircular rimconcentric with the axis of the lamp, a convergent reflecting surfaceextending from said rim, a hinge, one member of which is secured to thetop of the lamp and the other member to the rim of the reflector, an armfixed to said latter member and capable of movement to raise or lowerthe reflector about the hinge, and a spring having one end fixed to thefront of the reflector rim and the other at a point so related to thehinge axis that it will exert a pull to hold the reflector either openor closed.

3; The combination with a reflector of the character described, of aconcentric semicircular rim having a semicircular, semiconicalreflecting segment extending forwardly therefrom, a horizontal hinge,one member of which is secured to the front of the lamp and the other tothe reflector rim, an arm by which the reflector may be turnably movedabout the hinge-to open or close it, a crank arm extending out of linewith the axis of the hinge, and a roller turnable upon the outer end ofsaid arm, and a spring having one end connected with said turnablerollcr and the other to the front of the lamp rim and capable ofexerting a pull to retain the reflector either open or closed.

4. In combination with a reflecting lamp,

a supplemental reflector hinged thereto, an

eccentric member connected to the hinge pintle, and a spring connectedto said member and the supplemental reflector whereby the latter ispositively held by the spring in either operative or inoperativeposition.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

-CHARLES H. TOWNSEND. Witnesses W. H. BARKER,

E. F. FAIRCHJLD.

